Patents by Inventor Bernard Thiers

Bernard Thiers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Floor covering, floor panels for forming such floor covering, and method for realizing such floor panels
    Publication number: 20060179776
    Abstract: Floor covering, consisting of hard panels, with a laminated structure, whereby at least at the upper surface a printed decorative layer with a wood pattern is present, with thereupon a transparent layer of synthetic material in which impressions are formed, wherein the impressions substantially follow the wood pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Bernard Thiers
  • Floor panels with edge connectors
    Publication number: 20060032177
    Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Moriau, Mark Cappelle, Bernard Thiers
  • Floor panel, its laying and manufacturing methods
    Publication number: 20060032168
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type made of hard floor panels (2-3), which are manufactured of a plate material and which, at least at a number of sides (4-5-6-7; 8-9-10-11), are provided with coupling parts (12-13-14-15; 16-17-18-19). The floor panels (2; 3) are configured such that, in joined condition, they represent a herringbone pattern, whereby the sides (4-5-6-7; 8-9-10-11) of the floor panels (2; 3) coincide with transition edges of the herringbone pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard Thiers, Lode Hubert Moorsledge, Luc Vanhastel
  • Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels
    Publication number: 20060026923
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type consisting of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels of at least two different lengths, whereby these different lengths are realized at the manufacturer's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard Thiers, Lode De Boe, Luc Vanhastel
  • Method of making floor panels with edge connectors
    Publication number: 20060005499
    Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Moriau, Mark Cappelle, Bernard Thiers
  • Floor panels with edge connectors
    Publication number: 20050284076
    Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Moriau, Mark Cappelle, Bernard Thiers
  • Floor panels with edge connectors
    Publication number: 20050284075
    Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Moriau, Mark Cappelle, Bernard Thiers
  • Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering, and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels
    Publication number: 20050066605
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels (2) with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels (2) of at least two different lengths (L1-L2-L3), whereby these different lengths (L1-L2-L3) are realized at the manufacturer's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Bernard Thiers, Lode De Boe, Luc Dirk Vanhastel
  • Floor covering, floor panels for forming such floor covering, and method for realizing such floor panels
    Publication number: 20050025934
    Abstract: Floor covering, consisting of hard panels, with a laminated structure, whereby at least at the upper surface a printed decorative layer with a wood pattern is present, with thereupon a transparent layer of synthetic material in which impressions are formed, wherein the impressions substantially follow the wood pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Bernard Thiers
  • Floor panel and method for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20030033777
    Abstract: Floor panel of the type comprising a hard top layer (3) forming a decorative surface, from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels (1), a floor covering can be formed, wherein this floor panel (1) includes at least one sound-absorbing layer (4) which is integrated into the floor panel (1) and is located between other layers of this floor panel (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Bernard Thiers, Peter Hochepied